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BECK v. COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.

No. 88-3302.

781 F.Supp. 1374 (1992)

Gilbert BECK, Plaintiff, v. COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO., Defendant/Third Party Plaintiff, Thiessen Insulation Co. and Technical Asbestos Control, Inc., Third-Party Defendants.

United States District Court, C.D. Illinois, Springfield Division.

January 14, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald S. Motil, Granite City, Ill., for Gilbert Beck.

Jason L. Johnson, David M. Duree, St. Louis, Mo., David J. Dubicki, Peoria, Ill., for Commonwealth Edison Co.

Frederick P. Velde, Springfield, Ill., H. Allen Yow, Jacksonville, Ill., for Thiessen Insulation Co.

Lee Humphrey, Springfield, Ill., for Technical Asbestos Co.

OPINION

RICHARD MILLS, District Judge:

Diversity.

Can a defendant in a diversity case add additional non-diverse parties to a pending federal case by virtue of a third-party complaint for contribution and indemnity?

Simply put: no.

I. Facts

Gilbert Beck — the Plaintiff and a resident of Missouri — was employed by Technical as an insulator and was working...

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